Wall construction



D. -W. DODSON.

WALL CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED APR.1.4,1919.

Patented Mar. 8, 1921.

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WALL CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED APR.14, 1919.

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641mm 013 o Mia 4907 7 UNITED STATES DAVID W. DODSON, OF WICHITA, KANSAS.

WALL CONSTRUCTION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 8, 1921.

Application filed April 14, 1919. Serial No. 289,884.

T 0 all '21) from 1' t may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID \V. DODSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Wichita. in the count State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in \Vall Constructions; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to wall constructions, and it relates more specifically to an improved sectional reinforced wall of concrete blocks.

One object of this invention is to provlde an improved wall formed in sections each of which is adjustable, for tightening the joints, independently ofthe other sections.

A further object is to provide an improved sectional wall in which any section can berepaired or reconstructed independently of the other sections.

Other objects and advantages may become apparent to persons who read the following details of description in connection w th the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation illustrating a suflicient portion of my improved wall to illustrate the invention. 7

Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view of the structure shown in Fig. 1, the section being taken along the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the detail construction of the blocks and their relation to one another and the binding and adjusting rods or bolts.

Fig. 4 isan enlarged vertical se tional view, the section being taken along the line 1-4: of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view more clearly illustrating the connection of the rods or bolts with one of the posts or upright channel beams, the building blocks being indicated in broken lines. 7 I

Fig. 6 is a perspective view illustrating the relation of the bolts or rods to the channel-beam which is disposed at a corner where two walls meet at right angles to one another, the building blocks being indicated in broken lines.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing a means of splicing two channel-beams when it is desired to extend the wall to an unusual height. Referring to these drawings in detail, in

of Sedgwick and V which similar reference characters correspond with similar parts throughout the several views, my improved wall consists broadly in combining a plurality of beams 10, a plurality Of bolts 11, and a'plurality of building blocks 12, in the relation disclosed by the drawings and hereinafter described more specifically.

The beams 10 may be of the channel-beam construction as shown, or they may be of the respective beams 10. By referring to Figs. 2, 3, 4 and 5, it will be seen that the rods 11 are arranged in pairs and that the holes 14 through which they extend are arranged in a plane which intersects the beam laterally, and that the distance between the pairs of bolts is equal to the distance between thepairs of grooves 13 near; the upper and lower ends of each block 12.

The blocks "12 are each formed with tongues or ridges 15 and with grooves 15', I

the latter being of a size and shape to receive the tongues. Moreover, each block 12 is formed with diagonal upper and lower ends so that when the blocks are arranged in vertical and horizontal rows, as shown in Fig. 1, each block of one horizontal row overlaps vertical portions of blocks of the two contiguous vertical rows. Moreover, when the blocks are thus arranged in the wall, the upper pairs of grooves in one horizontal row'register with the lower pairs of grooves in the superposed horizontal row. It will be seen, therefore, that this arrangement of the grooves 13 provides a continuous groove or channel from one to another of the beams 10, so that each pair of bolts 11 engages with two horizontal rows of the blocks.

In further considering Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, it will be seen that my improved wall comprises separately and independently adjustable and separately andindependently reconstructable sections, each section consisting of two half beamslO, two; or more pairs of rods 11 and one or more horlzontal rows of blocks 12. In using the 1 term half-beams, it is to be understood that one fiangeand half of the web of each beam 10 belongs to one of said sections, and that the other flange and otherihalf of the web belongs to another one of said sections. In ithus considering the structure,let it be assumed that-one of the blocks 12 is found defective or becomes dama ed so that it c: For instance, conneeds to be replaced. sider the block through which thcline ra passes as being defective:In this instance, it would only be necessary to loosen the nuts on the superadjacent bolts of this section, bend these bolts laterally out of groove 18,

force this block (and those above it in the same vertical row) upward until it is removed from the wall, then replace this block with a new one by a downward movement between the contiguous vertlcal rows of blor ks, replace the other blocks of the same 7 vertical-row and then replace the bolts 11 andtighten the other nuts.

In the event that the joints between the vertlcalrows become leaky irom vweather condltions, temperature or natural shrink- ,age, the nuts on'the bolts can be tightened seats to draw theblocks more firmly together and close such leaky joints; It will be seen that such adjustment or removal and res placement of the nuts can quickly and easily be effected, because they are easily accessible in the space between the flanges of the beam.

1 Referring to Fig. ,6, it will be seen that when it is desired to 'form a corner or partition in a building structure, the'middle portion of the channel beam may be apertured I at 16 to receive a pair or pairs of boltsll.

Referring to Fig. 7, itpwill be seen that this wall may be extendedto any reasonable height by placing two of the channel beams 10 in alinement and} employing splicing nev'ossc plates 10 which are bolted or riveted to the meeting ends of the beams.

Although I have described'this invention very specifically, it is not intended to limit the same to these exact details of construction and arrangement of parts, but I am entitled to make appropriate changes within.

blocks fitted between these flanges and having their lower ends seated on the first said row ands-between said bolts, said building blocks being provided with tongue-andgroovc joints therebetween, said upper and lower end portions being provided with 'alined grooves in which said bolts are seated.

QVAwall section comprising two flanges oi} difi'erent upright channel-beams, two adj usting' bolts each ezrtending through each of these flanges, a row or" building blocks seated between said flanges of this section and hav ing upper end portions fitted-between said bolts, and a row of building blocks fitted between these flanges and having their lower ends seated on the first said row andbetween said bolts, said building blocks being provided with tongue-andgroove joints therebetween, said upper and lower end portions being proyided with alined grooves in which said bolts are seated, each of said upper ends and lower ends being formed with a horizontal surface and'an inclined surface, said inclined surface being at anangle to said grooves. V a

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